Sassine Ghazi is President and Chief Executive Officer of SYNOPSYS, Inc. (SNPS). The company reported total compensation of $19,605,963 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $883,846 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $13,019,678 |
| Option awards | $4,500,108 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $1,194,831 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $7,500 |
| Total | $19,605,963 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure SYNOPSYS, Inc. filed February 19, 2026, accession 0000883241-26-000007.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $883,846 | $0 | $13,019,678 | $4,500,108 | $1,194,831 | $0 | $7,500 | $19,605,963 |
| FY2024 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $802,788 | $0 | $20,158,862 | $3,750,111 | $2,688,000 | $0 | $4,500 | $27,404,261 |
| FY2023 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $593,750 | $0 | $5,655,169 | $1,875,072 | $1,938,000 | $0 | $6,000 | $10,067,991 |
| FY2022 | President | $500,000 | $0 | $4,429,393 | $1,500,053 | $2,000,000 | $0 | $4,050 | $8,433,496 |
| FY2021 | President | $500,000 | $0 | $3,750,467 | $1,250,006 | $1,500,000 | $0 | $2,779,150 | $9,779,623 |
| FY2020 | President | $430,000 | $0 | $2,915,985 | $2,100,016 | $895,000 | $0 | $68,317 | $6,409,318 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for SYNOPSYS, Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $30,091,165 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-10,485,202 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 18th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 17 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group SYNOPSYS, Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Sassine Ghazi this page | President and Chief Executive Officer | $19,605,963 |
| Shelagh Glaser | Chief Financial Officer | $6,887,534 |
| Rick Mahoney | Former Chief Revenue Officer | $5,878,143 |
| Dr. Aart J. de Geus | Executive Chair of the Board of Directors | $5,184,942 |
| Janet Lee | General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | $3,209,183 |
| John F. Runkel, Jr. | Former General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | $3,029,082 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full SYNOPSYS, Inc. compensation brief.
Sassine Ghazi's compensation sits inside SYNOPSYS, Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.